encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt 
en-
Examples of encampment in a Sentence
a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree
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While Steph participates in a Mars simulation project, her sister participates in an encampment of Indigenous activists, protesting Steph’s mission.
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september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Gaza City residents said the military had destroyed homes and tent encampments that had housed Palestinians displaced by nearly two years of war.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The White House added that five missing children had been found and 50 homeless encampments had been removed, with as many as 3,200 federal employees deployed across 22 agencies.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Investigators began interviewing several participants who were in the immediate area and created a perimeter around where the body was found in the makeshift encampment, which is called Black Rock City.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Gaza City residents said the military had destroyed homes and tent encampments that had housed Palestinians displaced by nearly two years of war.
—Nidal Al-Mughrabi, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
The White House added that five missing children had been found and 50 homeless encampments had been removed, with as many as 3,200 federal employees deployed across 22 agencies.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
Investigators began interviewing several participants who were in the immediate area and created a perimeter around where the body was found in the makeshift encampment, which is called Black Rock City.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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“Encampment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/encampment. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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encampment
noun
en·camp·ment
in-ˈkamp-mənt
1
: the act of encamping : the state of being encamped
2
: the site of a camp
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